The Albia Blue Demons baseball team (Albia, IA), was overwhelmed 14-5 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA)

The Chargers now hold a 18-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Nodaway Valley for a non-league outing on Saturday, July 1. Chariton will confront a Wolverines team coming off a 16-1 non-league loss to Winterset (Winterset, IA). The Wolverines record now stands at 6-15.

Next, the Blue Demons confront the Interstate 35 Roadrunners (Truro, IA) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, July 1. Albia will attempt to advance on its 6-24 season record. The Roadrunners go into the outing with a 15-10 record after their 11-1 non-league loss to Pleasantville (Pleasantville, IA).